Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce | Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce is situated in the Eastern suburbs of Ipswich which makes it ideal to service the businesses of both the Ipswich Region and Western Brisbane Region

The areas most forward thinking Chamber holds at it's core purpose to help develop the growth of business through support, collaboration and open communication.

At the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce we pride ourselves on being a market leader on delivering innovative initiatives to it's members that has seen it's membership grow over at a staggering rate over the last two years.

Some of our initiatives already benefiting our members include, online event booking system, GSCC Chamber TV and our newly announced member discount card that encourages member to member activities.

We are the only local chamber that holds twelve free member networking events per year, these are held on the third Wednesday of each month, these events we call our Business After Hours (BAH) and are our major networking event. We encourage our members to attend and connect with like-minded business people for the benefit of everyone. We also hold approximately another twelve events throughout the year of various types from breakfast, luncheons and dinners.

As Greater Springfield continues to grow, the chamber is here to support and facilitate the continued growth of our business community while advocating a spirit of collaboration amongst all members and the community at large, we will continue to strive to create and improve our events with the sole purpose of delivering better value to our members.

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Ipswich City Council (Economic Snapshot)

Population approx. 200,000 residents
Estimated 8,444 businesses – $8.96b gross regional product

Top 5 Industries by Employment

Manufacturing 14.6%, Health Care and Social Assistance 13.3%, Retail Trade 11.3% Education and Training 10.6%,
Public Administration and Safety 10.4%

Orion Lagoon and Robelle Domain Parklands

Major Tourist attraction at the heart of Springfield

Planned 2030 equivalent population

138,000 people / 52,000 workers

Current population estimate 36,000

Aveo – Retirement living

Building opened 31st May 2017

Part of 2,500 retirement dwellings in Greater Springfield

Closer to Brisbane CBD than North Lakes, Redcliffe, Victoria Point and Kholo

GSCC offers 12 free networking events

GSCC is the only local chamber that offers it’s members twelve free networking events per year

Mater Private Hospital Springfield

Approaching three years old and already talking expansion

Two train stations, Springfield Central and Springfield in December 2013

Population of over 560,000 within a 22 minute drive of the CBD

Springfield Central to Brisbane CBD

Via rail 41 minutes

Via car 38 minutes

Access to 86% of Brisbane’s metropolitan workforce in about a 30 minute drive

CBD land area (Springfield Central)

390 hectares (963 acres) or twice the land area of Brisbane CBD. Total land area 2,860 hectares (7,067 acres)

GSCC the Innovation Chamber

May 2018 launch of GSCC Chamber TV

May 2018 Facilitates first members pop up store at Orion Shopping Centre

August 2018 launch of Member Discount Card – Buy local

The Greater Springfield Region

Estimated costs on completion $85 billion.

Project investment to date $12 billion

GSCC achieves 60% growth

Chamber records unprecedented growth between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2018

Events

When

15 | May | 2019

Time

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Business After Hours

Business After Hours – 15th May 2019 – Event Cinemas – Orion Springfield – 5.30pm

Join us to network and build solid business relationships with like-minded people. Don't miss out on the opportunity of being part of the most attended business networking event in your region.

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When

17 | April | 2019

Time

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Past Events